"Hmm?" Mori Atsushi, who was waiting at the hotel entrance, saw Amuro Tooru and frowned. "This is..."
Jiang Xia introduced them to each other. "This is the boss of the Amuro Detective Agency, Mr. Amuro. He's also an excellent detective. I'm sure he can help."
Amuro Tooru smiled as he looked around at the reporter on the other side. "..." Jiang Xia was absolutely right. This man did look rather gloomy, and he just so happened to be wearing a black suit. He really did have a certain Organization flavor.
But whether he actually was or not remained to be seen.
Soon, the three people, each with their own thoughts, entered the lobby together.
Jiang Xia got some food from the buffet and finished eating, then went around handing out a few business cards.
When his business cards were almost gone, the lights in the venue dimmed—the award ceremony looked like it was about to begin.
After some warm-up chatter and pleasantries, the host held the list and smiled out at the guests, announcing the most important award of the day. "The winner of the 35th Quarterly Photography Award is—Mr. Ryusei Ryuichi!"
Several spotlights swept wildly across the audience seats, then finally locked onto a young man at the same time, as if revealing the winner.
Mori Atsushi looked at the person standing in the light and said quietly to Jiang Xia, "That's him—the guy who feels really not right to me."
Ryusei Ryuichi, who had just won the award, did not notice his colleague's muttering. When he realized the spotlights had settled on him, his face filled with surprise and delight. He hurriedly raised his arms and cheered to those around him, then impatiently ran onto the stage.
Amuro Tooru had already heard from Jiang Xia why Mori